When we assign an calendar to an activity there is often some confusion on how the resource is scheduled to work. This is especially true when we have assigned a different calendar to the resource itself. By using the Resource Usage Profile, we can easily see how P6 distributes the work. In a simple project […]

eCPM102 is better than ever now that we’ve added new course manuals, instructional exercise videos, and added a 30-day trial of Primavera P6 software with our training database. That’s right, you get to use the same database as you would use in our in-class courses with no installation, additional cost, or license purchase necessary. You also […]

The Group and Sort By function in Primavera P6 can be a powerful tool if you know how to layer grouping levels. You can print a layout with specific groupings as a report for your team or your managers. In this article, we will show you how to group by activity start dates within each […]

Do you ever get frustrated trying to find the right column in the Columns dialog box? It almost feels impossible when you are opening and closing a labyrinth of categories and columns to find the columns you want. In this article, we will show you how to use the Group and Sort By function to change the […]

As a database-driven software, Primavera® P6 doesn’t exactly come with a “Save” button. Your Primavera P6 Client (both Professional Windows Client and Web Access Client) “communicates” with a database that stores all of the data you enter. This may have presented you with a problem – how do I “save” data on the database to […]

We are very excited to announce that every student registered in one of our Primavera P6 training courses will receive a free 30-day trial of Oracle Primavera P6 Professional (Windows) Client and Web Client. After completing an in-class, virtual, or online training course, students can practice the lessons, exercises, and case studies from their course […]

Since 1857, when asked what the most challenging thing about planning and executing industry shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages the answer is invariably risk mitigation. Whether it’s the risk associated with scope of work, budget, or timeline, or whether it’s the risk associated with social responsibility, this is for certain – without best-practices, good data, and document […]

Oracle released the latest version of Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM), release 16.1, and has given P6 Web a facelift. As promised, Oracle is gradually removing the Java applets needed to load pages in P6 Web. This means users will not need to install or update Java plugins or wait for pages to […]

In our last article, we introduced how you can create s-curves easily for project reporting in Project Tracker. In March, Willmer Ltd. released the latest version of Project Tracker Ver. 3, featuring new Earned Value Reporting and Project Dashboards. Other great new features include Project Quality Reports, Project Text Reports, and improved Gantt Chart functionality. […]

We’ve all been there before. Adding the same code, resource, calendar or value to activities in a row or throughout the project. It’s dull, constant, and time consuming. Hours are wasted assigning data to activities that could be done in minutes. In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the Fill-Down feature that will […]